Without sounding like I'm trying to tackle too many things at once, I was under the car last night tying down the hydraulic hose to the firewall and then stared at the huge clutch fork opening in the scattershield and transmission. This picture is at an angle:
I know that quite a few on here use aftermarket bellhousings or have converted to hydraulic, so does everyone try to fab up some sort of sheetmetal/rubber assembly to cover this hole? I know the original 4spd cars had a rubber boot that went over the fork, but the hole in my bellhousing isn't exactly square and small....it follows the round contours of the bellhousing. I've thought about taking a sheet of thin sheetmetal and bending some kind of cover for it, then get a piece of rubber to act as a grommet for these hoses. Then I wondered if anyone else even cares if this opening isn't covered? Dust from the clutch will get on the hydraulic throwout bearing regardless of if its covered, but I worry about road debris and water getting up onto the pressure plate and clutch. Thoughts???
I know that quite a few on here use aftermarket bellhousings or have converted to hydraulic, so does everyone try to fab up some sort of sheetmetal/rubber assembly to cover this hole? I know the original 4spd cars had a rubber boot that went over the fork, but the hole in my bellhousing isn't exactly square and small....it follows the round contours of the bellhousing. I've thought about taking a sheet of thin sheetmetal and bending some kind of cover for it, then get a piece of rubber to act as a grommet for these hoses. Then I wondered if anyone else even cares if this opening isn't covered? Dust from the clutch will get on the hydraulic throwout bearing regardless of if its covered, but I worry about road debris and water getting up onto the pressure plate and clutch. Thoughts???
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